Episode S5E20: Holiday Lineup 2015

Brian and Ron take a look through this year's lineup of holiday releases, talk about them, and also look ahead to what's due in 2016. Brian also goes on a bit of a Square Enix rant in the second half. All music belongs to their respective games/composers/studios/developers/etc. No copyright infringement intended. Ep S5E20

Episode S5E19: The Test Of Time

We go back to the nostalgia well to talk about games that we feel have aged well, as well as games that have failed the test of time. NOTE: this was the 100th episode recorded, but the 99th to be broadcast. All music used belongs to their respective games/composers/studios/developers/etc. Ep S5E19

Episode S5E18: Games In Other Media

In Season 1, we devoted an episode to movies based on video games and their abysmal track record. But what about adapting games to other media, such as comic books, graphic novels, full-length novelizations, and even TV shows? On episode 99 of DLC, we take a look at these other adaptations and see how they fare. All music used belongs to their respective games/studios/publishers/developers/composers/etc. No copyright infringement is intended. Ep S5E18

Episode S5E17: Free Play 10.0

On the final Free Play episode of 2015, three panelists making their DLC debuts give us some new topics of open discussion: from the fate of the Metal Gear Solid series now without Kojima, to Pokemon, a look at the state of eSports, first-person exploration games, and much more. It's a packed 2+ hours. All music used belongs to their respective games/composers/studios/developers/etc. Ep S5E17

Episode S5E16: The Brothers Mario, Part 3

On part 3 of our 30th anniversary celebration of the Super Mario franchise, we delve into the most recent releases: New Super Mario Bros on the DS, 3DS, Wii, and Wii U, Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, 3D World and 3D Land. We also speculate about the future, and talk about Super Mario Maker as well. All music used belongs to their respective games/studios/developers/composers/etc. Ep S5E16

Episode S5E15: The Kisareth Empire

In response to a fan's request, we decided to sit down with a few of the awesome people over at indie game developer Kisareth Studios. We talk about they came to be, their Chronicles of a Dark Lord series, and their plans for the future. All music used belongs to their respective games/composers/studios/developers/etc. Ep S5E15

Episode S5E14: Free Play 9.0

Summer rolls on, and with it, comes out second Free Play episode of the year. On it, we bat around such topics as China ending its 15-year old ban on game consoles, professional gaming instituting a drug-testing policy, speculating on Nintendo's NX, and more. Ep S5E14